# Accident 20030729016659A: Hughes 269C1, Scappoose, OR, July 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2003, 17:25 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LJEA
- Location: 45.7706° N, 122.8619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7706&lon=-122.8619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61442, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61442-2003-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Reported engine: LYC HO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 187 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729016659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FROM SCAPPOOSE, OR AIRPORT WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL AND ONE PAX ON BOARD. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN HOVER FLIGHT DUE TO A DIP IN ENGINE RPM. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO HOVER BUT WAS UNABLE TO TRANSITION TO FORWARD FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO GROUND RESONANCE AFTER IMPACTING THE SECOND TIME. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE OSCILLATIONS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA160), Jul 29, 2003: Hughes 269C-1 (N61442), Scappoose, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter encountering a ground resonance condition following a failure to maintain hovering flight. Contributing factors to the accident included the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and…

## Other reports on N61442 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980523017959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980523017959I), May 23, 1998: N61442, Olallie Lake, OR. Lost altitude and power. Low experience in mountainous areas density altitiude and rotor icing conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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